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you can't just go all the way from xmodem to zmodem without stopping at ymodem, ymodem 1k and ymodem 1k with batch support first. also, kermit. who remembers
by a-dub 4y ago
you can't just go all the way from xmodem to zmodem without stopping at ymodem, ymodem 1k and ymodem 1k with batch support first.
also, kermit.
who remembers rip graphics?
- thedougd 4y agoI believe I do! Where it'd paint the progress gif or line by line with other formats as it downloaded? You could terminate early if it wasn't what you wanted.
- a-dub 4y agoand full blown point and click guis! of course it was made irrelevant by the fledgling world wide web.
- mmastrac 4y agoRIP script bombs on BBSes were evil. You could black out someone's screen until they exited and dialed back up.
- a-dub 4y agocome to think of it, i don't think there were any private multiline boards in my local toll-free calling area. it was only packet switched commercial services and shell based internet at the libraries/university.
- mmastrac 4y agoThe only multi-line one I remember vividly was running MajorBBS. The inter-user chat was especially vulnerable to sending RIP commands as it didn't filter them out.
- CamperBob2 4y ago"My user number? Why, 99E99, of course."
- rascul 4y ago> who remembers rip graphics? Seeing LORD the first time with RIP graphics made me rethink everything I thought I knew about BBS games.
- influx 4y agoGood memories, beverage on me in the tavern.
- bwanshoom 4y agoRIPscrip from Telegrafix, remember it well. Hit the industry like a tornado at the tail-end before the web overwhelmed everything
- fullstop 4y agoDon't forget HS/Link! [1] It was kind of cool being able to chat while the transfer was happening. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HS/Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HS/Link
- altairprime 4y agoHS/Link was invaluable for QWK swapping, especially combined with a {COMMO} auto dialer. I still miss QWK, which was essentially a two-way hybrid of RSS and RFC822.
- tssva 4y agoI see Telix, Qmodem and Procomm mentioned frequently when people reminisce about their modem days but rarely {COMMO} which is a shame. It was a fantastic piece of software which deserves more recognition.
- altairprime 4y agoIt taught me scripting at age 8. I will be forever grateful. The author passed away ten or twenty years ago, and the family decided not to release the source code, which I will forever be sad about. At least it still runs in emulators.
- bregma 4y agoNot rip graphics, but targa and spectrum 512. Almost lifelike.